The city placed a 35,000-gallon water tub outside of the fire station for residents to get water for bathroom purposes.

The town called an emergency meeting to address the water crisis, questioning why the water district shut off the water supply in Baldwin but not the surrounding areas.

City Attorney Joseph Tabb said he doesn't understand why Baldwin had to be sacrificed.

"Whether we invested in the building of the water plant or not, I do not think we should be shut off like the red-headed step child," Tabb said.

Several residents said they have elderly family members in their home, and children with special needs, and they want answers as to when they can expect consistent water flow.

Paul Naquin, who is a member at large of the St. Mary Parish Council, has stepped in to help with the situation. Naquin is also a resident of Baldwin.

"If we get a fire tonight or my house catches on fire, they're going to take three times longer to get to my house. They have to come from Charenton, Franklin, and Four Corners. If they had water, the Baldwin Fire Department would be there within minutes," Naquin said.

The mayor is asking for residents to be patient as she and her council work to get the issues with the district resolved.

"We are working with the district. Tomorrow morning the water will come back on from 5 to 8. After that, we really don't know. We are just going to go step by step, one day at a time to see what it is going to be," Lanceslin said,

As the weekend inches closer and closer the eyes remain down toward the tropics as we wait to see what this disturbed region in the Gulf of Mexico will end up doing the next few days. Chances for further development have increased to an 80% over the next five days.

As the weekend inches closer and closer the eyes remain down toward the tropics as we wait to see what this disturbed region in the Gulf of Mexico will end up doing the next few days. Chances for further development have increased to an 80% over the next five days.

A woman was found bound in Lake Charles today, the victim of a kidnapping. Police say they already have a suspect in custody. The woman was taken to a hospital for evaluation, a spokesman for Lake Charles Police said. It still is very early in the investigation, and detectives are still interviewing witnesses, he said. The woman was found on La. 14 near the intersection with Sugar Road, police say. This is a breaking news story and we will have updates as they b...

A woman was found bound in Lake Charles today, the victim of a kidnapping. Police say they already have a suspect in custody. The woman was taken to a hospital for evaluation, a spokesman for Lake Charles Police said. It still is very early in the investigation, and detectives are still interviewing witnesses, he said. The woman was found on La. 14 near the intersection with Sugar Road, police say. This is a breaking news story and we will have updates as they b...